I never imagined the truth would be so cruel.
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I'll go back to the police station now to investigate Bai Yang's family situation for you. Wait for my news."
Zhang Qiang lost his appetite and hurriedly walked outside.
I haven't eaten for two days, and I'm not going to be able to hold on if I don't eat soon.
"I never imagined that the authorities knew all of this."
Luo Tianhe couldn't help but start talking.
"I think it's feasible for the authorities to do this. At least before I met you, I always thought there were no ghosts or monsters in the world."
"Ordinary people, like I was before, would consider not leaking this information as the greatest protection for them."
I nodded. "Perhaps, but I didn't expect that even the authorities couldn't do anything about these things."
"If there were a way, it would have been eradicated long ago."
Li Huai rolled his eyes and tapped the table.
“You two are at least better than me. Although you’ve been sewing corpses with your grandfather, he probably took care of all those vengeful spirits in secret. But I grew up watching ghosts. If I didn’t have a strong mental fortitude, I probably would have gone crazy long ago.”
"You probably think you're watching a heartwarming slice-of-life drama when you watch horror movies. You can't compare."
Luo Tianhe immediately felt at peace.
Soon, the food arrived, and I, disregarding all decorum, devoured it with gusto.
Just then, Zhang Qiang's text message arrived.
Bai Yang's personal information, her parents' phone numbers, home address, etc., were all clearly written down.
Luo Tianhe leaned closer for a look and exclaimed in surprise:
"Bai Yang's father is actually him, Bai Linfeng, a big entrepreneur. It is said that he used to be a well-known rich man in our city, but he has fallen on hard times in recent years."
"Bai Linfeng? Holy crap, that's a big shot."
Upon hearing Luo Tianhe's words, Li Huai exclaimed in surprise and came over as well.
Is this guy that famous? Even Li Huai, an orphan, has heard of him?
I was completely bewildered.
"He looks much older than he did a few years ago."
Li Huai looked at the information on my phone and even gave his opinion.
"Have you seen him?"
I was a little suspicious.
"Yes, I've met him. He donated a large sum of money to the orphanage and even visited the orphanage to offer his condolences. I think he's a good person."
"Don't be so naive. You still think the orphanage director is a good person? Many big businessmen donate money to avoid taxes, so maybe he is one of them. I still hold the same view: anyone who can build such a big business is bound to be ruthless!"
Luo Tianhe scoffed.
Once bitten by a snake, twice shy.
He generally doesn't have a good impression of those super-rich people.
"Don't be so absolute, Brother Luo. At least you haven't caught him doing anything wrong yet."
Li Huai defended Bai Linfeng.
"Heh, as far as we know, he killed his own daughter more than ten years ago. Does that count as a stain on his record?"
Li Huai was speechless.
"Let's try to get in touch with him first. Even if such a big shot is down on his luck, it's not like you can just see him whenever you want."
I wiped my mouth, thought for a moment, and dialed Bai Linfeng's private number that Zhang Qiang had provided.
The phone rang, and it took about thirty seconds before it was answered.
Hello, who is this?
I actually got through, and a look of joy appeared on my face.
"Boss Bai, I'm just a nobody, you probably don't even know me. I'm here because of your daughter."
"My daughter? What happened to Bai Yang?"
"No, no, no, it's not white yang, it's white yin."
I'm too lazy to waste words, so I'll get straight to the point.
Suddenly, a muffled thud came from the other end of the phone, as if something had been hit.
Soon, Bai Linfeng's calm voice came from the other end of the phone:
"You've got the wrong person. I only have one daughter, Bai Yang."
"Stop pretending, Boss Bai. Since I called her by name, there must be a reason. Running away won't solve the problem."
"Hehe, I don't understand what you're saying, I'm hanging up now."
Seeing that Bai Linfeng was about to hang up, I had no choice but to play my trump card.
"Bai Yin has already possessed Bai Yang's body, and might die at any time! If you keep dawdling, you'll only ever see your daughter's corpse in your entire life!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone, but the call wasn't disconnected.
After a long while, Bai Linfeng's tired and weak voice came from the other end of the phone.
“I believe you now. Come to me, Yuheng Xingju 12B-105, let’s talk in person.”
"Okay, I'll be there soon."
"Yuheng Star Residence? Bai Linfeng actually lives there. It seems he has really fallen on hard times."
Luo Tianhe sighed.
I rolled my eyes at him.
“Yuheng Xingju is a well-known high-end community. It is said that any house there costs several million or even tens of millions of yuan. How come you describe it as a slum?”
"Hehe, no matter how high-end it is, it's still a residential area. It's more like he'd buy a place for his mistress to live in. Living there himself would just be a loss of face. Logically speaking, a big boss like him should live in a villa in the city center."
Luo Tianhe snorted and explained to us.
"By the way, getting into upscale residential areas must be quite troublesome, I heard that the security guards there are all retired soldiers."
As they reached the door, Li Huai suddenly spoke up, expressing his concern that the security guards wouldn't let them in.
Luo Tianhe was so angry his nose was almost crooked, pointing at his black Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
"If I were driving this car, would they dare stop me? Do you know how much this costs?"
"Uh, the tires are pretty big, they must cost at least two or three hundred thousand?"
Li Huai guessed.
"You bumpkin, it's worth about three million. Get in the car. If the security guards dare to stop me, I'll give you my head."
Hearing Li Huai's guess, Luo Tianhe felt relieved. Why was he arguing with Li Huai?
"Holy crap, that's so expensive!" Li Huai's eyes widened, and he closed the car door very carefully.
Soon, we arrived at Yuheng Star Residence. The security guard didn't stop us at all, as if he was afraid that we would be unhappy if he was too slow to raise the barrier.
"How about it?"
Luo Tianhe raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Huai.
"Brother Luo, you really can't judge a book by its cover. I never knew you were so rich."
Upon hearing Li Huai's compliment, Luo Tianhe immediately felt a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath.
I patted Li Huai on the shoulder.
"If you don't know how to compliment someone, then don't. What do you mean by 'don't judge a book by its cover'? Does Luo Tianhe look pathetic?"
"Uh, no, no,"
Li Huai was momentarily incoherent.
The layout of the Jade Balance Star Residence was quite clear, and we soon found our destination.
I knocked on the door and said:
"Boss Bai, it's me. I just called you."
Soon, Bai Linfeng opened the door and was somewhat surprised to see Li Huai and Luo Tianhe behind me. He hadn't expected there to be other people there.
"Uh, they are employees of my company. I am Chen Yan from Yanhehuai Funeral Home, and this is my business card."
I handed my business card to Bai Linfeng while sizing him up.
He was actually thinner than the information Zhang Qiang gave me, and he had stubble on his face, making him look somewhat haggard.
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